TRC rates declined for all other
size classes during the same
period.
2004
2005
2006
2
6.2
5.9 5.8
6
5.8
5.5
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Small establishments—those with
1 to 10 employees—had the
lowest TRC rate (1.9). The rate
for these establishments
remained relatively unchanged
from 2005 to 2006.
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and
illness incidence rates, by employment size
class, private industry, 2003–06
2003
C H A R T
The total recordable case (TRC)
rate was highest (5.5 per 100 fulltime workers) among midsized
establishments with 50 to 249
employees. Larger and smaller
establishments had lower rates
than these midsized
establishments.
5.7
5.4
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.2
4.9
5
4.3 4.2
4.1
4
3.9
3
2
2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9
1
1–10
-
11–49
50–249
Employment size class
250–999
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2007
1000+